Improvement in gaiter-patterns



No. 121,367. Patented Nov. 28,1871.

WITNESSES.' INVENT UNITED STATES PATENT GEEICE.

SAMUEL HODGINS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF'AND FER- DINAND MEYER.

IMPROVEMENT IN GAlTER-PATTERNS.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,367, dated November 28, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, SAMUEL HoDGINs, of St. Louis, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have made a certain new and Improved Mode of Cutting the Uppers of Gaiters 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and true description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of this invention consists in cutting the leather to form the uppers for gaiters, as per the following mode or pattern now to be more fully described.

To enable those herein skilled to make and use my said invention, I will novT more fully describe the same, referring to the accompanying drawing, 0f Which- Figure l represents a side elevation of my improved uppers for low gaiters; Fig. 2, a plan of my Inode 0f cutting the leather for low gaiters; and Fig. 3, a part plan of same pattern for high gaiters.

The object being to form the same size .of gaiters from a smaller piece of leather than heretofore done, the leather A is cut according to the pattern, plainly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. Small openings a terminating in slits a are thus formed at theinstep part. Thepattern thus cutis crimped to form the fopen full spaces required for the rubbers B, and in doing this the right instep is also formed and the uppers receive the proper shape for the lasts.

It will be noticed that in saving the leather at the instep part less leather for the sides of the upper is required. As, however, in the usual Well-known Way of cutting gaiter-uppers the said instep part is cut out full to receive the rubbers a larger piece of leather is required for the loWer ends ofthe uppers. Furthermore, by cutting the leather as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 a greater draft is obtained at line x; the draft gained adapts the upper to iit better on the last. Also, a more perfect instep is achieved, as bythe crimp- .in g action the instep can readily be formed 3 and, finally, an extra seam is dispensed With, as the entire back piece is gained either for high or 10W gaiters.

Having thus fully described my said invention, What I clailn is- The herein-described gaiter-pattern, having the instep part cut With the openings and slits a af, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set my hand.

Witnesses: SAMUEL HODGINS.

WILLIAM W. HERTHEL, FEED. MEYER. 

